On the recordJuly 8, 2013
I thank the gentlelady. I didn't get a chance to travel with Bill Gray as a Member because obviously he was here before I arrived, and by the time I got here, he was gone. But I do remember flying on Air Force One with President Clinton, and we flew into the heart of Africa, and we walked into a meeting with President Nelson Mandela. And in talking with the President, I explained that I represented Philadelphia. He said, Bill Gray's seat. That will resonate for all of time that Bill Gray had such an impact that this man was able to walk out of prison after 27 years and become President in part because of the leadership on this House floor to do away with constructive engagement and say, No, we need as a Nation to take the right moral position, along with Congressman Dellums and others. Rangel was in it. It was indispensable to helping South Africa make that transition. So I want to move from California now to another little, small, tiny State--I'm sorry, excuse me, Texas. Let me yield to the great gentlelady from Texas (Ms. Jackson Lee).
